LIScareer.com -- The Librarian & Information Professional's Career Development Center

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The Library & Information Science Professional's Career Development Center Want to comment on this article? of librarianship. Library science programs are trying to prepare the next generation of librarians for the changing nature of the profession. In the new millennium, employment security is quickly evolving into employability security -- the knowledge that employees possess the competencies required in a changing market and the flexibility to adjust appropriately. I transitioned into the library profession seamlessly from the criminal investigation field because I had transferable skills. Beginnings I was previously employed as a Certified Criminal Defense Private Investigator . Now I am a professional librarian. Whenever librarians discover my previous job title, they immediately ask why I would leave such an intriguing field to become a librarian. I must begin by explaining that the two jobs are not quite as contrary as one might think. Basically, both...